26th International Conference of Functional Food Center

Main Topics/Sessions at the 26th FFC's International Conference will include:

GENERAL SESSIONS:

Session 1: Functional Foods, Bioactive Compounds and Nutraceuticals: Definition and the Status in Different Countries
Session 2. Functional Food Ingredients: Sources and Potential Benefits in Public health
Session 2: The Effects of Bioactive Molecules on Biomarkers of Chronic Diseases
Session 3: The Effects of Nutrition and Functional Foods on Aging and Health
Session 4: Nutraceuticals in Health and Disease
Session 5: Functional Foods and Chronic Diseases

1. Functional Foods and Obesity
2. Functional Foods and Diabetes
3. Neurological Diseases
4. Cardiovascular Diseases
5. Functional Foods and Cancer
6. Functional Foods and other Chronic Diseases

Session 6: Functional Foods with Bioactive Compound(s): Prevention and Management of Non-communicable Diseases
Session 7: Food Bioactive Compounds, Biomarkers, and Functional Foods: Promising Concept for Chronic Disease and Healthy Aging
Session 8: Safety of the Bioactive Compounds and Functional Foods
Session 9: Biomarkers and Functional Food
Session 10: Food Bioactive Compounds, Biomarkers, and Functional Foods: Promising Concept for Chronic Disease and Healthy Aging
Session 11: Current Research & Development of New Functional Food Products: Session Organizer: Danik Martirosyan, PhD, FFC, Dallas, TX

SPECIAL SESSIONS:

Special Session 1: Functional Foods for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Special Session 2: Metabolic Syndrome. Session organizer: 
Special Session 3: Immunonutrition. Session organizer: Gabriela Riscuta, MD, CNS, Program Director, Nutritional Science Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
Special session 4: Sports Nutrition and Functional Foods. Session organizer: 
Special Session 5: Metabolic syndrome and gut microbiome. Session organizer: Session organizer: Kanakaraju Kaliannan, MD, Harvard Medical School, Massachusets General Hospital
Special session 6: Vitamins, Nutrients and Nutritional Supplements In Cardiovascular Health and Dysfunction. Session organizer: Dragan M. Djuric, MD, PhD, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Special Session 7: Dietitian's Point of View

Please visit the following link to view our full conference program: https://www.functionalfoodscenter.net/conference-program_ffc26.html 

Keynote Speaker: Garth Nicolson, MD, PhD, Founder, President, Chief Scientific Officer, and Professor of Molecular Pathology at The Institute for Molecular Medicine in southern California. 

Dr. Nicolson will discuss the connection between reduced mitochondrial functioning with fatigue and pain in aging and chronic diseases. Additionally, he will cover the causative role that elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) play in this reduced mitochondrial functioning. Finally, Dr. Nicolson will present his recent work studying the role that oral Membrane Lipid Replacement therapy can play in improving mitochondrial function, and in subsequently reducing fatigue and pain symptoms experienced by aged patients and chronic fatigue syndrome patients.

To view the rest of our list of speakers, their biographies, and their presentation title, please visit https://www.functionalfoodscenter.net/speakers-ffc26.html